His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke（补充） out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog (沼泽地). He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired（陷于泥坑）to his waist in black muck（淤泥） was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman"s sparse(稀疏的) surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son"s life."
"No, " the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer"s own son came to the door of the family hovel（茅舍）.
"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.
"I"ll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he"ll grow to a man you can be proud of."
And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming"s son graduated from St. Mary"s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the nobleman"s son was stricken with pneumonia(肺炎).
What saved him? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.
His son"s name? Sir Winston Churchill.
小题1:Whose life did the Scottish farmer save?| A．Lord Randolph Churchill"s. | B．Sir Winston Churchill"s. | | C．Sir Alexander Fleming"s | D．Penicillin"s. |
小题2:Why did the nobleman take the farmer"s son and give him a good education?| A．The nobleman wanted to bring him up to be a man like his father. | | B．The farmer was too poor to afford his son"s education. | | C．The nobleman wanted to pay back the farmer for saving his son. | | D．The farmer wanted to make his son become a proud man. |
小题3:What kind of person could the farmer Fleming probably be?| A．Kind, brave and generous. | B．Kind, shy and merciful. | | C．Kind, innocent and passive. | D．Kind, brave and honest. |
小题4:Which of the following might be NOT TRUE according to the text?| A．The farmer saved the nobleman"s son twice. | | B．The nobleman"s son later became a great person. | | C．The farmer"s son later became a great person. | | D．Penicillin is a powerful kind of medicine. |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A |
小题1:细节理解题。结合There, mired（陷于泥坑）to his waist in black muck（淤泥） was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad可知答案。
小题2:推理判断题。由 “I want to repay you,” said the nobleman.“You saved my son’s life.”可知答案。
小题3:推理判断题。由“农夫救人、 拒收报酬”可知D项正确。
小题4:细节理解题。 结合文章可知Penicillin the discoverer of Penicillin是农夫的儿子，再结合Years afterward, the nobleman"s son was stricken with pneumonia(肺炎) What saved him? Penicillin可知A项错误。 |
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Boxing games are truly widely supported by a lot of people over the world . The sport involves two people fighting with each other inside a ring with a referee making sure that the fight goes on smoothly. The fighters have to be of the same weight to be able to fight and they make use of their fists according to the rules of competition.
There are three ways in winning the game. First, you have to knock out the challenger. Secondly, there is the technical knockout (击倒). This usually happens when the rival is seriously hurt and unable to carry on and defend himself. Thirdly, each boxer gets on with the fight until the last round is over and done with and the winner is judged according to the scores he gets.
The first boxing champion was James Figg who came from England. It was in 1719 that the word "boxing" was known. The sport then was completely different from what you are used to seeing and observing nowadays. In 1743 Jack Broughton, a boxing title holder, was responsible for coming up with the rules and regulations to make the fight more manageable.
Under these rules, a boxer who falls and does not fight after 30 seconds has elapsed is declared the loser and any fighter is prevented from hitting his opponent when he is already down. Broughton was also the one who created the mufflers -- a kind of gloves with padding which were used during presentations and training.
Today, the sport has a total of 12 rounds with three minutes playing time for each round. Boxers are given a minute for them to rest or for consultation with their respective coaches. A referee has the responsibility of making sure that the boxers carry on with the fight according to the rules of the sport. The judges have the task of evaluating each fighter and give the fighter scores according to their punches(拳法).
小题1:Which ways decide that the boxer is the winner in the boxing game?
a. The boxer is prevented from hitting his opponent.
b. The boxer is unable to carry on and defend himself.
c. The boxer is given the highest scores by the judges.
d. The boxer has to knock out the challenger technically.
e The boxer falls but is able to fight after 30 seconds.
f. The boxer is able to get on with fight until the last round.| A．a,b,c | B．d, e, f, | C．c, d, f | D．a, b, e |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?| A．The first boxing champion was James Figg from Scotland. | | B．Jack Broughton created a kind of gloves with paddling for boxers. | | C．The coaches evaluate each fighter and give the fighter scores. | | D．In 1719 the rules for boxing games were put forward. |
小题3:Which of the following might be the best title for the text?| A．Regulations for Boxing Game. | | B．Three Ways to Win Boxing Game. | | C．The First Boxing Champion | | D．The Story Behind Boxing |
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I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be _36_ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 37 ?” Just when I started to 38 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 39 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 40 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t 41 . Somebody had thought 42 of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 43 Christmas there special and memorable, I 44 remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 45 for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I 46 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 47 with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were 48 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 49 them that they couldn’t open their presents 50 every child had come forward. Finally the 51 they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 52 up the room. The 53 in the room was obvious, and 54 wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew 55 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
| 小题1: | | A．sending | B．receiving | C．making | D．exchanging |
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| 小题2: | | A．found | B．prepared | C．got | D．expected |
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| 小题3: | | A．doubt | B．hope | C．suggest | D．accept |
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| 小题4: | | A．broke in | B．settled down | C．turned up | D．showed off |
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| 小题5: | | A．relief | B．loss | C．achievement | D．justice |
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| 小题6: | | A．blamed | B．loved | C．forgotten | D．affected |
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| 小题7: | | A．highly | B．little | C．poorly | D．enough |
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| 小题8: | | A．present | B．first | C．recent | D．previous |
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| 小题9: | | A．hardly | B．instantly | C．regularly | D．occasionally |
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| 小题10: | | A．strength | B．independence | C．importance | D．safety |
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| 小题11: | | A．kept up with | B．caught up with | C．came up with | D．put up with |
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| 小题13: | | A．fine | B．special | C．helpful | D．normal |
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| 小题14: | | A．reminded | B．guaranteed | C．convinced | D．promised |
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| 小题15: | | A．after | B．until | C．when | D．since |
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| 小题16: | | A．chance | B．gift | C．moment | D．reward |
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| 小题17: | | A．lit | B．took | C．burned | D．cheered |
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| 小题18: | | A．atmosphere | B．sympathy | C．calmness | D．joy |
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| 小题19: | | A．it | B．such | C．something | D．everybody |
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Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 35 . She got up very early and arrived at the office at twenty to eight. She 36 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk 37 she was surprised to find a large bunch of flowers on it. They were 38 . She picked up the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried joyfully. She then 39 for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 40 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 41 and Nancy did everything 42 great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she __ 43 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk, she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 44 .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 45 a plan to the general manager"s office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary"s desk 46 his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 47 with “Records of managers" meetings”, and 48 the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company 49 that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary"s desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.
| 小题1: | | A．depressed | B．excited | C．encouraged | D．surprised |
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| 小题2: | | A．pushed | B．forced | C．turned | D．knocked |
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| 小题3: | | A．that | B．which | C．there | D．where |
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| 小题4: | | A．old | B．fresh | C．good | D．sweet |
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| 小题5: | | A．looked up | B．looked at | C．looked around | D．looked down |
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| 小题6: | | A．happy | B．very | C．funny | D．quite |
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| 小题7: | | A．slowly | B．normally | C．quickly | D．hardly |
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| 小题9: | | A．devoted | B．focused | C．buried | D．made |
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| 小题10: | | A．sender | B．receiver | C．manager | D．waiter |
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| 小题11: | | A．send for | B．hand out | C．try out | D．hand in |
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| 小题12: | | A．asking for | B．waiting for | C．looking for | D．searching for |
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| 小题13: | | A．marked | B．given | C．used | D．signed |
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| 小题14: | | A．glanced at | B．stared at | C．glared at | D．looked at |
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| 小题15: | | A．has ordered | B．has said | C．has decided | D．has demanded |
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A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly 21 the students’ friend. As they went 22 , they saw lying in the path a pair of old 23 , which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a 24 close by. The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a 25 : We will hide his shoes, and 26 ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his 27 when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never 28 ourselves at the 29 of the poor. But you are 30 , and may give yourself a much greater 31 by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and 32 how the discovery affects him.” The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came 33 the field to the path 34 he had left his coat and shoes. While 35 his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling 36 , he stopped down to feel 37 it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He now put the money into his pocket, but his 38 was doubled on finding the other coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent（热烈的）thanksgiving, in which he 39 his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. The student stood there deeply 40 , and his eyes filled with tears.
| 小题1: | | A．held | B．kept | C．named | D．called |
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| 小题3: | | A．socks | B．gloves | C．shoes | D．trousers |
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| 小题4: | | A．field | B．factory | C．company | D．shop |
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| 小题5: | | A．game | B．trick | C．joke | D．word |
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| 小题7: | | A．excitement | B．sorrow | C．disappointment | D．anxiety |
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| 小题8: | | A．make | B．treat | C．amuse | D．laugh |
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| 小题9: | | A．money | B．expense | C．value | D．pay |
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| 小题10: | | A．poor | B．kind | C．honest | D．rich |
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| 小题11: | | A．pleasure | B．money | C．thought | D．benefit |
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| 小题12: | | A．notice | B．watch | C．realize | D．find |
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| 小题13: | | A．about | B．across | C．into | D．by |
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| 小题14: | | A．where | B．that | C．there | D．which |
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| 小题15: | | A．wearing on | B．dressing up | C．putting on | D．pulling in |
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| 小题16: | | A．soft | B．terrible | C．sad | D．hard |
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| 小题17: | | A．what | B．how | C．whether | D．why |
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| 小题18: | | A．confidence | B．joy | C．surprise | D．embarrassment |
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| 小题19: | | A．mentioned | B．remembered | C．recommended | D．reminded |
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| 小题20: | | A．amazed | B．defeated | C．puzzled | D．affected |
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There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the 26 student in his class. He was at the top in every 27 . He was a champion.
But the boy 28 after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His 29 started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was 30 all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like 31 himself. All of this because he felt 32 and that no one loved him.
His 33 started worrying about the boy. But 34 they did not know what was wrong with him. 35 his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.
They sat 36 the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him 37 questions about his classes, teachers and 38 . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, 39 I am here today?”
The boy 40 , “to check my grades?”
“No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about 41 . I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY 42 .”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He 43 his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this 44 who cared for him deeply. He 45 the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
| 小题1: | | A．richest | B．prettiest | C．laziest | D．brightest |
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| 小题2: | | A．game | B．school | C．competition | D．group |
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| 小题3: | | A．changed | B．died | C．arrived | D．regretted |
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| 小题4: | | A．hair | B．tears | C．love | D．grades |
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| 小题5: | | A．worried | B．careless | C．lonely | D．busy |
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| 小题6: | | A．teaching | B．killing | C．helping | D．enjoying |
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| 小题7: | | A．cold | B．worthless | C．well | D．sick |
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| 小题8: | | A．parents | B．classmates | C．teachers | D．companions |
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| 小题11: | | A．toward | B．along | C．opposite | D．on |
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| 小题12: | | A．serious | B．casual | C．personal | D．difficult |
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| 小题13: | | A．work | B．study | C．sports | D．education |
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| 小题15: | | A．turned away | B．answered back | C．whispered anxiously | D．cried out |
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| 小题17: | | A．LIFE | B．ANXIETY | C．CARE | D．NEED |
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| 小题18: | | A．forgave | B．hit | C．hugged | D．begged |
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| 小题20: | | A．meant | B．owed | C．moved | D．left |
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